Prieler, Leithaburg Blaufrankisch Ried Pratschweingarten, 2022 reorder and a touch of crushed

and a touch of crushed stones add depth and intrigue

This Riesling—a departure from the estate's Spätburgunder focus—captures the distinctive character of Franken's rocky Buntsandstein (red sandstone) soils

lightly grippy red with a sense of place you cannot get from anywhere else

a former chef who left the kitchen to create spirits that honor traditional Italian recipes and the family history that inspired them

but it’s balanced by dried citrus

Prieler, Leithaburg Blaufrankisch Ried Pratschweingarten, 2022 reorder and a touch of crushedGeorg Prieler is one of Austria's most respected Blaufrnkisch producers, working out of Schtzen am Gebirge in the Leithaberg DAC area west of Lake Neusiedl. Ried Pratschweingarten is a single vineyard climbing the hills directly behind Oggau, where warm breezes off the lake meet cool, limestone driven soils the exact combination that produces Prieler's most purist, transparent Blaufrnkisch. The estate is organic, and the cellar work is famously hands